Beard Liberation Front
7th September
Campaigners suspend call for Boris Johnson to grow the beard of defeat
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has suspended a call for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson to accept his new status with dignity and grow a beard of defeat after it became clear that it did not have full support
BLF supporter Chris Brooke commented on twitter that if Johnson grew a beard it would bring the hirsute into disrepute and the call should not be supported
The trend was started by US Democratic Presidential candidate Al Gore when he won the popular vote in the 2000 Presidential Election but lost in the Electoral College to George W Bush
The campaigners say that a beard of political defeat allows time for reflection and clarity on future direction. While it is no secret that Boris Johnson’s future aim is to make money for himself a beard would at least temper the greed a little
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, unlike some we seek a united network without creating unnecessary factions. For that reason we have suspended the call for Boris Johnson to grow the beard of defeat. We will carry out a consultative exercise at the weekend to judge the views of BLF supporters on whether we reinstate that call or drop it.
Consultation
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